Mayan Kitchen
Mayan Kitchen
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9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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Are you looking to experience Guatemala in an authentic and personal way? Experience the taste and flavors of Guatemala cooking at the Lake Atitlan Maya Kitchen. This class will help you understand how our Mayan culture and Spanish colonial influence blended together in a perfect harmony through food. You will have lots of hands-on fun learning how to cook up three authentic Guatemalan dishes during this 3-5 hour Guatemala cooking class. Learn how to prepare traditional recipes that are unique to Guatemala, and come away with all the skills you need to prepare them in your own kitchen. Our classes start at 9am. with a tour in the local Market, where together will purchase our ingredients, buying organic vegies from local people productors so in that way We are supporting their projects and giving them opportunities too.
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Maya A
5 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
Anita is amazing! We did a tour in the local market and then cooked some delicious dishes! Don’t miss it
Written March 12, 2023
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George Webber Sonoma
3 contributions
Feb 2023
Anita is the best tour guide and chef I have ever met....and I am a professional history tour operator in Sonoma and Napa California. From beginning to end Anita was masterful in the timing of the tour....what we did....and what we saw. She is kind, considerate, a true force of nature, and a living example of how tourism can change both visitors and locals for the better.

The cooking part was fun...and the time flew by. Anita makes it look easy, engaging everyone in a wonderful manner...and finding something for everyone to do.

Then, we ate the delicious food...and Anita told the story of her life. She should write a book about her life.....she is a living cultural treasure of Guatemala! This tour and cooking class gets my HIGHEST RECOMENDATION!
Written March 5, 2023
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Ellen C
Dundas, Canada11 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
We had a wonderful day with Anita, going to the market, cooking in her beautiful home and learning about the Mayan culture. Anita was professional and organized. The class was entirely hands on with detailed explanations of the foods and culture of the Mayan people. We shared a beautiful meal with fellow students overlooking the lake.
Written March 5, 2023
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Liz
2 contributions
Jan 2023 • Solo
I loved it! Anita is such a great women. Very empowering. The food was amazing and we had a beautiful view on the lake. I would really recommend. And if you are not that much into cooking you should do it for the experience.
Written January 17, 2023
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OurEdventures
San Diego, CA189 contributions
Jul 2022
I've been visiting Anita and her Mayan kitchen for two years now and it's one of my favorite things to do while in Guatemala! I highly recommend it if you love immersing yourself in local culture, love good food and love supporting business that benefits others. Anita's weaver's cooperative is also wonderful to visit as she is helping to provide jobs for single mothers in the village.
Written December 12, 2022
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BabocaNYC
New York City, NY1 contribution
Feb 2022 • Family
We loved our experience. The market was fabulous, Anita is lovely and the food delicious. A great experience for all.
Written December 3, 2022
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Teal S
7 contributions
Jan 2022
We took the boat over for our appointment and waited at the dock for a long time. When no one showed we called and were informed that she was “sick”. Why were we not notified ahead of time? By that time, we could not make alternate arrangements for our day, wasting one of our three days on the lake. Unacceptable communication.
Written December 3, 2022
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Sam R
1 contribution
Aug 2022 • Solo
This is an incredible cooking class. Everything you’d want: Anita explores the local markets and ingredients with you, hosts a phenomenal, fun cooking class and shares her incredible and inspirational story with you. A beautiful experience. Highly highly recommend!
Written August 17, 2022
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Dear Friends, Thank you very much for the time you took to have wrotten this review wonderful review, it helps me to keep doing what I am doing and it encourage me a lot. Wishing you all the best! Anita
Written December 2, 2022
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juliet s
1 contribution
Aug 2022
Anita is a beautiful and joyful woman who loves to share with others her rich cultural traditions. My daughter and I traveled to Guatemala with Travel on Purpose, a boutique travel company whose owner is very intentional about connecting travelers with people doing good in their communitites. And, Anita certainly does a lot of good for her community!! Not just through her cooking class (which was fun and educational) but also her weaving cooperative -- creating beautiful things and employing local women in her business. I highly recommend!!
Written August 15, 2022
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Dear Friends, Thank you very much for the time you took to have wrotten this review wonderful review, it helps me to keep doing what I am doing and it encourage me a lot. Wishing you all the best! Anita
Written December 2, 2022
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אלמוג
7 contributions
Aug 2022 • Friends
We came 5 friends to Anita’s cooking class and it was great experience!
Anita was so lovely and explain everything with patience. She let us ask her everything about any topic so we learn a lot about the culture and the life at the town. The food was great and the whole experience was very special.
Written August 12, 2022
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Dear Friends, Thank you very much for the time you took to have wrotten this review wonderful review, it helps me to keep doing what I am doing and it encourage me a lot. Wishing you all the best! Anita
Written December 2, 2022
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